Vassy-sous-Pisy
Vassy-sous-Pisy | |
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Coordinates: 47°34′11″N 4°10′07″E / 47.5697°N 4.1686°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Yonne |
Arrondissement | Avallon |
Canton | Chablis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Codran[1] |
Area 1 | 7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 65 |
• Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 89431 /89420 |
Elevation | 264–377 m (866–1,237 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vassy-sous-Pisy (French pronunciation: [vasi su pizi], literally Vassy under Pisy; before 2010: Vassy)[3] is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
Geography
The town is built on the summit of a 310 m high conical hill or monticule.
History
The ancient route from Paris to Lyon passed through Vassy, and in the 13th century we find a mention of the town, under the name of Vasseium. In 1786 investigations were made into the possibility of coal mining here. In the 19th century the town gained a train station on the Auxerre-Avallon line, thanks to the factory of Honoré Gariel. He and his brother Hippolyte had created a company or Société able to produce hydraulic lime.
" A depot was founded in Paris; the cement, named from then on Ciment romain de Vassy, was employed by considerable businesses, and made the Société's fortune, though Honoré Gariel had by then ceased to take a part in the Société."[4]
A modest hamlet previously dependent on Étaule, Vassy would thus become — with an influx of blue-collar workers — a commune in its own right.
The hamlet surpassed the town's administrative center: The Gariel family endowed a town girls school (directed by the soeurs de la Providence, or sisters of Providence) with a chapel and a presbytery. As the population uniformly increased, a new church was begun in 1859 and finished in 1862.
Mayors
From | To | Name | Party |
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1904 | 1919 | Auguste Legast | |
1919 | 1925 | Charles Legast | |
1925 | 1929 | Camille Gallon | |
1929 | 1944 | Guy Verrier | |
1944 | 1945 | Germain Genty | |
1945 | 1969 | Emile Gallon | |
1969 | 1989 | Roger Canat | |
1989 | 2008 | Michelle Philipot |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2010-772 8 July 2010 (in French)
- ^ (in French) Victor Petit: Description des villes et campagnes du département de l'Yonne
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